Man Utd♦ Officially Announce £52.5m Fred Signing📰 ✍

Manchester United have completed the signing of Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Fred for a fee in the region of £52.5 million ($70m).

The Brazilian has signed a five-year deal which includes a club option for a further 12 months upon its expiry.


The 25-year-old, who is United’s second signing of the summer transfer window after Diogo Dalot, was a target of Manchester City until the Premier League champions withdrew their interest in January.

The eight-cap Brazil international, who is currently on World Cup 2018 duty, underwent a medical at United’s AON Training Complex less than 24 hours after turning out for the Selecao in their pre-tournament friendly win over Croatia at Anfield.

United manager Jose Mourinho told the club's official website of Fred’s capture: “Fred will complement our other midfielders' qualities, which we need; his creative brain and passing vision will give us another dimension to our game. I am very happy he is joining our club and I believe our players know how important he can be in our team.”